German Grand Prix – Hockenheim,
Free practice - First session
Michael Schumacher: - - - chassis 254
Felipe Massa: - - - chassis 252
Temperatures: air 26 °C, track 32/33 °C
Free practice – Second session
Michael Schumacher: 2nd 1.16.502 14 laps chassis 254
Felipe Massa: 5th 1.17.205 11 laps chassis 252
Temperatures: air 24/27 °C, track 30/38 °C
Jean Todt:
“A bit of a short day today. In the first
hour, we left it to other drivers, especially the test drivers,
to clean up the track and in the second, we were waiting for
the track to dry out after the light rain. This meant the
work programme had to be compressed into the final half hour,
in terms of working on the set-up of the car and on evaluating
the behaviour of the Bridgestone tyres. Obviously, it is much
too early to draw any conclusions, but there are no apparent
reasons why our package should not be competitive, as has
been the case in the last few races. We have to wait for qualifying
to see if our package is good enough to beat our rivals and
even more importantly in the race itself.”
Michael Schumacher:
“At the moment, the situation seems pretty good, but
we have to bear in mind that other teams have carried out
difference work programmes in terms of tyres today, which
also explains the difference in the times. The weather reduced
the track time at our disposal. Now we must study the data
gathered carefully to get a realistic idea of the pecking
order, but I think we have not yet seen the true potential
of some of the teams.”
Felipe Massa:
“It was a good day. Even though we did not run much,
I immediately felt the car was well balanced and the Bridgestone
tyres worked well. Therefore, I am happy with what we achieved
today, while knowing we still have a lot to do. All in all,
we can say we have started this race weekend a bit better
than on some other occasions and so I am feeling optimistic.”
Ross Brawn:
“The weather shortened the time available to us in the
second hour of free practice which is why we only have a snapshot
of the situation rather than a full picture. All the same,
initial indications seem good. Obviously, the track is still
very dirty and there’s not much grip, but that will
change over the weekend. The car is well balanced and quite
quick. In conclusion, a pretty good first day.”
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